We analyze the birth of capabilities and resources within organizations and within industries,
and their historical antecedents, at the time of market entry. We find a consistent theme: the …

This study examines the effects of organizational structure and performance feedback on
termination decisions—in particular, product phaseout. Using quarterly product-level data on …

This paper contributes to the debate on the determinants of business failure and helps to
clarify the effect of internal innovation efforts and external knowledge sources in a hazard …

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A dominant design is thought to usher in a period of intense competition based on cost,
causing an often‐fierce industry shakeout. We aim to challenge the foundations of the …

To what extent are firms kept out of a market by patents covering related technologies? Do
patents held by potential entrants make it easier to enter markets? We estimate the empirical …

Research summary: This inductive study examines how firms make decisions about the
timing of innovations, focusing on the mobile handset industry during the feature‐phone era …

Little theory and research addresses the ways organizational context affects the
demography of products. We examine this question here by focusing on an organization's …

Purpose Knowledge search is considered a broad concept and semi-intentional behavior.
The path and boundary conditions through which search strategies affect intra …

Despite penetrating the middle management ranks of many US businesses, women
continue to lag far behind men in their appointments to top leadership positions. Many …